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furligig

furligig is the alternative form of whirligig.

Meaning of whirligig

Noun

whirligig (plural whirligigs)

  1. Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
  2. A device incorporating spinning, wind-driven propellers or pinwheels, used as whimsical outdoor decoration in a garden or on a porch.
  3. (historical) A device for punishing prisoners, comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around to induce nausea.

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Questions about furligig

What is furligig the alternative form of?
Furligig is the alternative form of whirligig.

Words near furligig in the dictionary

  1. furled
  2. furler
  3. furlers
  4. furless
  5. furlessness
  6. furligig
  7. furlike
  8. furlined
  9. furling
  10. furling drum
  11. furling drums

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Adapted from Wiktionary: furligig (page history and authors); whirligig (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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